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DOGGED CONSUMERS Last week CBS aired the first ad just for cats. Over the top? Not for folks at the National Pet Products Trade Show, who were selling Rebound! a dog sports drink; Chip Runner, a toy chipmunk that runs in a ball; and Scratch 'n Catch, with scratch-activated mouse...
...successful government education program was known as the G.I. Bill, and it still uses that title for a newer generation of veterans. When you added one of the most common boy's names to it, you got G.I. Joe, and the name of the most popular boy's toy ever, the G.I. Joe action figure. And let's not forget G.I. Jane...
...four-year gestation period, from the first ice-cream social to the last House formal (Leverett's was held at the toy store FAO Schwartz), filled with myriad tea parties in between, each and every Harvard student can e-mail his or her own personal obsessions (limited to 10) to a computer dating service promising everyone the opportunity to get some, some ultimate sustenance at the end of term. (Personally, I have always been an adherent to the Tina Brown model of cocktail party socialization, flitting from group to group with a cheerful wave and a smile-then, "I think...
...operation on a doll or stuffed animal, demonstrating how the anesthesia mask fits over the face or where the EKG "stickers" are attached to the chest. It can be a good idea to play operating room at home as well. (You can get doctor's kits from most toy retailers.) But don't force this or any other information on your child if he or she doesn't seem receptive...
STARTING TO CLICK Grandma's In box will never be the same. Digital cameras, once just a techie's toy, are being snapped up by the mass market. According to a new study by IDC, a Massachusetts-based research firm, falling prices and improved quality will drive shipments to 22 million by 2003. The new cameras are popping up everywhere; even Barbie has one. Still not convinced? Say cheese. Grandma wants to get that on disk...